What is the Impact Factor of Nutrients?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Nutrients is 5.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Nutrients indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Nutrients is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.499 (Q1) and an H-index of 279.

Who publishes Nutrients and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Nutrients is published by MDPI (Basel, Switzerland). The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,528 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Nutrients?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Nutrients is "NUTRIENTS". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,452Top JournalHybrid

Nutrients

Abbreviation (ISO):NUTRIENTS

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Identifier (ISSN):2072-6643(Print)

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Publisher:MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

5.8↑ +0.8

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

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Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Nutrients

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):5.8

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.499

#2,452

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

279

279 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate14.6%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

4,430articles/year

99.95% Gold OA•82.47% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) is an international, peer-reviewed open access advanced forum for studies related to Human Nutrition. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine97.7%Biology95%Internal medicine87.5%Chemistry73.6%Pathology71.3%Endocrinology66.7%Biochemistry62%Genetics43.6%Organic chemistry37.7%Psychology34.9%Food science29.9%Environmental health27.5%Sociology27.1%Mathematics26.4%Psychiatry25.2%Statistics24.1%Obesity24%Demography21%

Primary Research Areas

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Calls for Papers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank19/114

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Rank25/114

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCRSCIE	19/114	Q1
NUTRITION & DIETETICS	JCISCIE	25/114	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF5.8

Articles / Year3,026

Total Citations1,803

2025

IF5

Articles / Year3,935

Total Citations21,338

2024

IF4.8

Articles / Year4,445

Total Citations48,374

2023

IF5.9

Articles / Year5,086

Total Citations96,465

2022

IF6.706

Articles / Year5,409

Total Citations133,636

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	5.8	3,026	1,803
2025	5	3,935	21,338
2024	4.8	4,445	48,374
2023	5.9	5,086	96,465
2022	6.706	5,409	133,636
2021	5.717	4,631	169,927
2020	4.546	3,942	203,429
2019	4.171	3,131	181,080
2018	4.196	2,051	133,127
2017	—	1,390	95,395
2016	—	839	61,257
2015	—	623	50,618

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,452Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2009-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesNursing

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.499

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

6.02

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,528 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations95,057

3-Year Documents14,911

Citable Documents14,492

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)12

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate55.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Food ScienceQ1

Nutrition and DieteticsQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 14.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区NUTRITION & DIETETICS

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Nutrients (abbr: NUTRIENTS, ISSN: 2072-6643) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of NUTRITION & DIETETICS, published by MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) in Switzerland since 2009. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.499 (Q1), an H-index of 279.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 4,430 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,528 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.